2020-21 SCHEDULE #9/9 MARYLAND AT 9-1, 5-0 B1G MINNESOTA AP: 9/COACHES: 9 Thurs, Jan. 14, 2021 • 6 p.m. ET RPI: 4 • SOS: 16 Game #11 • Away Game #4 #BeachBubble - Estero, Fla. Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minn. Fri, Nov. 27 vs. Davidson FloHoops W, 94-72 Big Ten Network Sat, Nov. 28 vs. #24 Missouri State FloHoops L, 72-81 Sun, Nov. 29 vs. #14 Arkansas FloHoops W, 115-96 STORYLINES Thurs, Dec. 3 TOWSON Big Ten Network W, 112-78 Sat, Dec. 5 COPPIN STATE BTN+ Canceled • No. 9/9 Maryland (9-1, 5-0) will travel to Minnesota (2-6, 1-5) for a 6 p.m. ET game Thursday in Minneapolis. Tues, Dec. 8 MOUNT ST. MARYS BTN+ Canceled • Maryland dominated Purdue, 83-46, Sunday in College Park. Ashley Owusu led the way with 19 points and 9 Mon, Dec. 14 at Rutgers* BTN+ W, 91-87 assists. Diamond Miller added 16 points. The Terrapins held the Boilermakers to just 24% from the floor - their Sat, Dec. 19 JAMES MADISON BTN+ W, 101-59 Wed, Dec. 23 #17 OHIO STATE* Big Ten Network Postponed best field goal percentage defense since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Thurs, Dec. 31 at Penn State* Big Ten Network W, 96-82 Mon, Jan. 4 #19 INDIANA* ESPN2 W, 84-80 • Owusu was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll for the second straight week. She was also Thurs, Jan. 7 at #23 Michigan State*Big Ten Network W, 93-87 named the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Week after leading the Terps to three wins - two over Sun, Jan. 10 PURDUE* BTN+ W, 83-46 Top 25 teams. She averaged 19.7 points, 6.7 assists and 6.0 rebounds in the three games. Thurs, Jan. 14 at Minnesota* Big Ten Network 6:00 Sun, Jan. 17 at Wisconsin* BTN+ 3:00 Thurs, Jan. 21 IOWA* Big Ten Network 4:00 • The Terps own the series over Minnesota at 9-1. Last year, the Terrapins won 99-44 in Minneapolis last year Mon, Jan. 25 at #15 Ohio State* ESPN2 7:00 on March 1. Brenda Frese was the head coach at Minnesota for the 2001-02 season and coached Gopher head Thurs, Jan. 28 RUTGERS* coach Lindsay Whalen. She led the Gophers to a record of 22-8 and an NCAA Tournament berth before being Thurs, Feb. 4 WISCONSIN* named AP National Coach of the Year. Sun, Feb. 7 at #13 Michigan* ESPN/ESPN2 2:00 Wed, Feb. 10 MICHIGAN STATE* • The Terrapins are averaging 94.1 points per game through 10 games, which is second in the country to New Sun, Feb. 14 at Nebraska* Mexico, which is averaging 95.4. The NCAA Division I scoring record is 96.7 points per game by Providence Wed, Feb. 17 ILLINOIS* Sat, Feb. 20 MINNESOTA* in 1991. Maryland's team scoring record was 89.6 points per game by the 1977-78 team. No other team in Thurs, Feb. 25 at Purdue* program history averaged over 90 points per game. Sun, Feb. 28 at #22 Northwestern* ESPN2 4:00 March 5 or 6 PENN STATE* • The University of Maryland women's basketball program is celebrating its 50th varsity season in 2020-21, and will honor the program's rich tradition and history throughout the year. Maryland played its first full varsity March 9-13 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) season in 1971-72, under the leadership of pioneer Dottie McKnight. During its storied history, the program March 19-22 NCAA First and Second Rounds (TBA) March 26-29 NCAA Regionals (TBA) has won 1,038 games, amassed 43 winning seasons, won 22 conference championships, made 37 postseason April 2-4 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) appearances and captured the 2006 National Championship. *-B1G game • All times eastern • Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 19th season in College Park. She's led the Terrapins to a record of 495-129 (.794), 12 conference titles, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in 17 postseasons, three Final Fours, six Elite MEDIA RELATIONS Eights, six Sweet Sixteens and the 2006 NCAA Championship. Associate Director: Rose DiPaula (Maryland ‘09) Office 301-314-7063 • Frese is closing in on 500 wins at Maryland. With win No. 500, she will become the winningest coach in Maryland Cell 443-417-5266 Email [email protected] basketball history. Hall of Fame women's basketball head coach Chris Weller won 499 games in her 27 seasons Secondary Contact: Joanna Levantis (1975-02). Cell 301-821-3404 Email [email protected] Website www.umterps.com Facebook facebook.com/MarylandWBB 2020-21 TERRAPINS Twitter @TerpsWBB No. Player Pos Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG Other Instagram @TerpsWBB 1 Diamond Miller G 6-3 2018-19So. Somerset, N.J. TERRAPINS 17.5 6.5 Averaged 8.4 points in Terps' 17 game win streak 2 Mimi Collins F 6-3 R-So. Waldorf, Md. 10.5 7.2 Put up 5.5 points, 3.4 rebounds in 2018-19 3 Channise Lewis G 5-8 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. 5.1 3.4* Named to Lieberman Award Watch List in 2019 5 Alaysia Styles F 6-3 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 3.0 2.0 Graduated from Cal in December 10 Angel Reese F/G 6-3 Fr. Baltimore, Md. 13.3 7.0 No. 2 freshman in the country 11 Katie Benzan G 5-6 Sr. Wellesley, Mass. 15.1 2.3 Three-time All-Ivy League honoree 12 Zoe Young G 5-10 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa 2.0 0.5 24.3 pts as a senior; USA Today Iowa POTY 13 Faith Masonius G/F 6-1 So. Spring Lake, N.J. 6.4 5.4 Averaged 20.4 pts, 11.5 rebs, 4.0 asts as a senior 14 Taisiya Kozlova G 6-1 Fr. Moscow, Russia 2.5 1.2 13 points, 2 rebs, 2.3 steals in first year in US 15 Ashley Owusu G 6-0 So. Woodbridge, Va. 18.8 4.9* 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year 55 Chloe Bibby F/G 6-1 Sr. Warracknabeal, Aus. 13.4 7.3 Averaged 9.1 points, 4.8 boards last 2 years *assists per game BASKETBALL comes. We’ve preached for many years to our team to control the controllables. 2020-21SEASON OUTLOOK That’s all we can really do. I really have to applaud the discipline that our team has shown. No matter what comes along, we’ll do our best to deal with it. We’ll COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 2020-21 Maryland women’s basketball team see where it all ends up.” is an exciting mix of a few experienced veterans, sophomores looking to take the next step and new faces to the program. Though the Terrapins have small numbers at just 10 players, the squad is one head coach Brenda Frese calls Team Chemistry her most talented. With a roster filled with hard workers and student-athletes This group of Terrapins came together in a strange situation - one in ready for the opportunity, head coach Brenda Frese and her staff will have 10 which they couldn't actually be together for months. After losing teammates Terrapins ready to make the most of their minutes on the court. to graduation and transfers, Frese and the staff kept the returning Terrapins The Terrapins were picked to finish second in the Big Ten by both the connected through weekly Zoom calls while they were all home. league's head coaches and the media panel. Both groups picked Ashley Owusu, Frese and the staff recruited Chloe Bibby, Katie Benzan and Taisiya Kozlova last year's Big Ten Freshman of the Year, to the All-Big Ten Preseason team. through Zoom calls. Bibby and Kozlova committed without ever stepping foot With eight of 10 Terrapins 6-1 or taller, this is one of Frese's tallest teams. on campus or meeting a teammate or staff member in person. "I’m kind of starting the season with no big picture expectations, just Throughout the summer, the Terps kept up their Zoom calls. They had guest appreciating every day we have together," Frese said. "We saw last year how speakers such as ESPN's Holly Rowe, former Maryland staffers and current things can get shut down real quick. We just have to be grateful for what we NBA assistants David Adkins and Ryan Richman and A'ja Wilson. They played get. We don’t have a lot of players on our roster, but I like the quality. I expect games and even did a virtual escape room. this team to be one of our most competitive teams. Everyone can score. I hope "I never knew Zoom and a pandemic could contribute to chemistry, but so we can grow as the season unfolds. We’ll be counting on some new players to far, this group has been a tight unit," Frese said. "They are highly competitive in hit the ground running. Our sophomores are going to be critical to our success. practice. I like how they look out for each other. We have a nice blend of youth They showed a lot of promise last season so it’s reasonable to expect them to and experience. We have some good voices on the team that understand we continue their upward trend. We have a chance to be a very good team." keep our standards high.” The Terrapins enter every practice, every workout, every game with the same mentality - grateful for another day together and a chance to play.